While there have been rumors and reports that the screen size of Apple's upcoming iPhone 5S will have a larger screen, this is the first we've seen that says the next-generation iPhone will keep the screen size, but double the pixel resolution.
The report comes from the Chinese-language site Weiphone, which Unwired Review picked up. It claims that the iPhone 5S---iPhone 6, depending on which namesake Apple will choose to call the new device---will have the exact same display size, but that its Retina display is getting a huge upgrade to 1.5 million pixels, making it double the pixel count of Apple's current iPhone.
The current iPhone 5 has a 4-inch Retina display with a pixel resolution of 326 pixels per inch (PPI) at a maximum resolution of 1136 x 640. And with 727,040 pixels on the screen, the new rumored Retina display would therefore have to pack more than 650 PPI. For comparison, right now the HTC One has an incredibly dense 468 PPI, and Qualcomm has been working on a 5.1 inch screen with a resolution of 2560 x 1440, at 576 PPI.
So, while not being completely out of the question, the rumor seems to be stretching the level of believability toward the upper limit. The report also claims that the iPhone 5 will have a thinned-out bezel, which has been similarly noted on iPad minis.
Apple's development cycle usually includes unveilings in the summer and ends with a major release in September, so expect more rumors to be flying around than usual in the coming months. Unwired Review notes that Apple has had to start mass producing their new devices early and isn't as capable of keeping their big products a secret, like before, which may be true this year. We'll just have to wait until WWDC to find out.
(Unwired Review via Apple Insider)
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